Today we embarked on a journey that many have conquered, but we have shied away from in our 5 years here at BYU. We took the hike up to the Y. We had a group of about 15, with my parents, sister, uncle and some cousins. Although not all of us could run the entire way, we made it to the top in a respectable time. It was a struggle to scale the rocky and steep terrain, but the fact that almost every freshman at BYU has made the trek motivated us to get all the way to the top. A few times, we counted our blessings that in Texas there are no mountains as high as this one. And now we can say that we’ve done it, which means we are under no obligation to ever do it again. However, I, for one, felt awesome once we finished, because the view and the sense of accomplishment was all worth it! And we also felt empathy for the contestants on The Biggest Loser, who are forced to hike up the California mountains on occasion. And they are in worse shape than us! But altogether I’m glad we did it! Here are some pics of our journey. Happy Thanksgiving!
